1 Samuel 8:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.”
1 Samuel 8:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 8:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 8:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me as the king over them.”
1 Samuel 8:7 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 8:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jehovah said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee; for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them. ”
1 Samuel 8:7 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 8:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Hearken to the voice of the people, to all that they say unto thee, for thee they have not rejected, but Me they have rejected, from reigning over them.”
1 Samuel 8:7 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 8:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. ”
1 Samuel 8:7 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 8:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the Lord said vnto Samuel, Heare the voyce of the people in all that they shall say vnto thee: for they haue not cast thee away, but they haue cast me away, that I should not reigne ouer the.”
1 Samuel 8:7 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 8:7 in Context — 1 Samuel 8
5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.
7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
What Does 1 Samuel 8:7 Mean?
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